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DreamDetective t1_iucalak wrote

It's great that you are so academically ambitious. I'm sure you will go far.

I think you may be too hyper-focused on geography. Students are accepted to "top" universities like Harvard and MIT from many small towns across the country, in fact, across the world. In fact, it can be a disadvantage to be "another smart kid from a Boston-area prep school" vs having your own unique story.

If you are bored in school, there are amazing and free online classes you can take - even from MIT and Harvard! Check out MITx and edX and even Coursera. Worcester has terrific colleges where perhaps you could audit or even take a class for-credit if you qualify (WPI could be a great fit!) You also might explore AANE (The Asperger/Autism Network) as a source of community and support.

And consider ways you might be able to contribute to your community. Are there issues you care about? Can you make a difference locally? The world is desperately in need of smart, motivated young people like yourself to create change. Top colleges are eager to enroll students who show initiative and leadership. You can do this in Worcester or Holden. There may be ways to enrich your life and find greater connection and balance without a geographic move. Good luck!

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[deleted] OP t1_iucax6z wrote

Yes, I am very sorry I might be having a fight with my parents over where to live. I am trying my very best to contribute with the community by making my hometown a much better place. I wish my parents don't move to Holden. I really wish they either stay in Worcester or send me to Boston knowing that Worcester is a city, and therefore, they have more resources for people like me. I am scared Holden might not give me the opportunities to be successful with it being evident with the assistant principal of Mountview, who discouraged me from entering the technology field because of his anti-tech views.

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MrsBabyToYou t1_iud0kzq wrote

Assuming this isnt an incredible joke post: Moving to Cambridge could be the best idea in the world and it wouldn't matter, since you are a child and you cannot move without your parents' consent. Part of growing up is learning that you can only change certain things and deal with the rest. That split between "change" and "deal" is way closer to 5:95 than the 50-50 or whatever the fuck some children grow up believing. Demonstrating that awareness/maturity is critical for getting into a fancypants school like MIT or Harvard, since I hate to break it to you, but as far as technical skills might go, you're completely interchangeable with a million other kids applying for top schools. Lastly, that A- or B+ in English could sink you in applying to Harvard. Now, more than ever, application committees aren't just looking for one-dimensional caricatures of a savant. Being able to think logically and communicate that verbally is a critical skill for life that would probably benefit you more than aping at being a character from the Big Bang Theory.

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vhalros t1_iud2o4x wrote

Living in or near Boston doesn't have any bearing on being admitted to MIT, or most other schools in and around Boston.

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disco_t0ast t1_iuflkpa wrote

I see op deleted his or her account.

Academic prowess aside, kid needs to learn some humility.

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